Unit 1 Computer Hardware 1
Text A What's a Computer 1
Text B A Processor 4
Reading Material A What Is an Operating System 9
Reading Material B From a Librarian to America's Richest Man 11
Unit 2 Computer Software 13
Text A File System 13
Text B Database 15
Reading Material A Data,Information and Programs 21
Reading Material B Office Software 23
Unit 3 Database System 25
Text A Database System 25
Text B Quantum Computing 28
Reading Material A The Software Life Cycle 32
Reading Material B Brief Introduction to Yahoo 35
Unit 4 Programming Language 37
Text A Program Development Process 37
Text B Troubleshooting Tips 40
Reading Material A Office Automation 45
Reading Material B Shopping Online 47
Unit 5 Multimedia 49
Text A Multimedia 49
Text B Safety Instructions When Using Your Computer System 53
Reading Material A How to Be a Superprogrammer 59
Reading Material B What's Meaning of @ in the E-mail 62
Unit 6 The Internet 64
Text A Internet 64
Text B World Wide Web 69
Reading Material A Computer Networks and the Internet 72
Reading Material B Direct From Dell—By Michael Dell 74
Unit 7 Electronic Commerce 76
Text A E-Commerce 76
Text B E-Commerce Security 79
Reading Material A Electronic Commerce 84
Reading Material B Nokia-Voice from Finland 85
Unit 8 Computer Virus 88
Text A Computer Virus 88
Text B Effects of Computer Virus to the Society 91
Reading Material A Security in Computing—Methods of Defense 95
Reading Material B E-English Rules the Waves 97
Unit 9 Computer Graphics 99
Text A What Is Computer Graphics? 99
Text B The Future Of Computer Graphics 103
Reading Material A Marketing on the Internet 107
Reading Material B What do You Know about Google? 109
Unit 10 Artificial Intelligence 111
Text A Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 111
Text B Cyborg 114
Reading Material A E-mail Is Here to Stay 119
Reading Material B Network Firewalls 120
参考答案：Answer Keys 123
参考译文 128
Unit 1 计算机硬件 128
Text A 什么是计算机 128
Text B 处理器 128
Unit 2 计算机软件 129
Text A 文件系统 129
Text B 数据库 129
Unit 3 数据库系统 130
Text A 数据库系统的演化 130
Text B 量子计算 131
Unit 4 程序语言 132
Text A 程序开发过程 132
Text B 故障排除指南 133
Unit 5 多媒体 134
Text A 多媒体 134
Text B 计算机系统使用安全说明 135
Unit 6 因特网 136
Text A 因特网 136
Text B 万维网 137
Unit 7 电子商务 137
Text A 电子商务简介 137
Text B 电子商务安全知识 139
Unit 8 计算机病毒 140
Text A 计算机病毒 140
Text B 计算机病毒给社会带来的影响 141
Unit 9 计算机图形 141
Text A 什么是计算机图形 141
Text B 计算机图形学的未来 143
Unit 10 人工智能 144
Text A 人工智能导论 144
Text B 电子人 145
参考文献 147